Latest news from Troy, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (32.1%), American (9.1%), Italian (6.9%), Irish (6.1%), English (3.4%), European (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/07/1892

Elevation: 550 feet

Land area: 4.18 square miles.

Population density: 2,389 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Troy:

High school or higher: 97.3%

Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%

Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%

Unemployed: 3.0%

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Troy city:

Never married: 26.1%

Now married: 56.8%

Separated: 1.6%

Widowed: 5.7%

Divorced: 9.7%

312 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.1% Latin America).

This city:

3.1%

Illinois:

13.9%

According to our research of Illinois and other state lists there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Troy, Illinois as of March 19, 2018.The ratio of number of residents in Troy to the number of sex offenders is 1,250 to 1.The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Churches in Troy include: Troy Church of Christ (A), Saint Jerome Catholic Church (B), Troy Presbyterian Church (C), Friedens United Church of Christ (D), Troy Baptist Church (E), Troy Christian Church (F), Troy United Pentecostal Church (G), Troy Bethel Baptist Church (H), Saint Pauls Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 107. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

107

U.S.:

75

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.269. This is about average.Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.269

U.S.:

0.293

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 9.78. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

9.78

U.S.:

6.40

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 1.64. This is about average.Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

1.64

U.S.:

1.91

Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 27.8. This is about average.Closest monitor was 3.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

27.8

U.S.:

32.0

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 16.4. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 13.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

16.4

U.S.:

20.0

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 10.6. This is about average.Closest monitor was 13.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

10.6

U.S.:

9.4

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0176. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 6.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.0176

U.S.:

0.0138

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 5.5%
(4.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.8% for Black residents, 12.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.3% for two or more races residents)